Akshayakumara
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Akshayakumara was the youngest son of Ravana
and the brother of Indrajit
. In the Ramayana
, When Hanuman
started destroying the Ashoka Vatika after talking to Sita
, Ravana
sent him at the head of a Rakshasa
army to take care of it.
It is mentioned in the Ramayana that when the news of Hanuman
's destruction of Ashoka Vatika reached Ravana's Court, Ravana looked at his young son, Akshayakumara. A warrior of just sixteen, he took the gaze of his father as his command and left for battle in his flying chariot.
He fought valiantly with Hanuman, aiming various weapons at him. Though highly impressed by the young prince's valor and skills, finally Hanuman had to kill him.
Ravana was filled with grief at this news.
Ravana
' is the primary antagonist character of the Hindu legend, the Ramayana; who is the great king of Lanka. In the classic text, he is mainly depicted negatively, kidnapping Rama's wife Sita, to claim vengeance on Rama and his brother Lakshmana for having cut off the nose of his sister...
and the brother of Indrajit
Indrajit
Indrajit or Meghanatha , a warrior mentioned in the Indian epic Ramayana, was the son of the Lankan king Ravana. The word 'Indrajit' literally means the 'conqueror of Indra '....
. In the Ramayana
Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
, When Hanuman
Hanuman
Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
started destroying the Ashoka Vatika after talking to Sita
SITA
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, Ravana
Ravana
' is the primary antagonist character of the Hindu legend, the Ramayana; who is the great king of Lanka. In the classic text, he is mainly depicted negatively, kidnapping Rama's wife Sita, to claim vengeance on Rama and his brother Lakshmana for having cut off the nose of his sister...
sent him at the head of a Rakshasa
Rakshasa
A Rakshasa or alternatively rakshas, is a race of mythological humanoid beings or unrighteous spirit in Hindu and Buddhist religion...
army to take care of it.
It is mentioned in the Ramayana that when the news of Hanuman
Hanuman
Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
's destruction of Ashoka Vatika reached Ravana's Court, Ravana looked at his young son, Akshayakumara. A warrior of just sixteen, he took the gaze of his father as his command and left for battle in his flying chariot.
He fought valiantly with Hanuman, aiming various weapons at him. Though highly impressed by the young prince's valor and skills, finally Hanuman had to kill him.
Ravana was filled with grief at this news.